Service difficulty report · Fuel Line · Stbros SD330

Difficulty date
July 23, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Stbros SD330
Engine
Pwa PT6A45R
Part
Fuel Line
Part number
3026779
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
LD
Nature of condition
P, X
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) ON TOUCH DOWN- NR2 ENGINE WAS OBSERVED AS SLOWLY GOING INTO FEATHER. ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL &THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ENGINE PROBLEMS,- ENGINE SIMPLY DIED. POST LDG INSP BY MAINT FOUND- FUEL FEED LINE FROM- FUEL CNTL UNIT TO- FUEL NOZZLES, VIA- FLOW METER &- FLOW DIVIDER, HAD BROKEN OFF. INVEST. FOUND- FUEL LINE HAD BROKEN DUE TO METAL FATIGUE. CLAMPS SECURING THIS LINE TO AN ADJACENT P3 LINE TO PREVENT VIBRATION(S) WAS NOT INST AS PER- MAINT MANUAL. A FLEET INSP TO DETERMINE- EXTENT OF THIS PROBLEM WAS UNDERTAKEN & 5 MORE ENGINE HAD- SAME PROBLEM. CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS CARRIED OUT & MAINT CARDS WERE RAISED TO COVER THIS DEFICIENCY.